One Rank One Pension (OROP) to the Defence Forces Personnel - MoD orders published on 7.11.2015
12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)-Part-II
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi Dated 7th Nov 2015
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff
Subject:
One Rank One Pension (OROP) to the Defence Forces Personnel
In view of the need of the Defence Forces to maintain physical fitness,
efficiency and effectiveness, as per the extant Rules, Defence Service
personnel retire at an early age compared to other wings in the
Government. Sepoy in Army and equivalent rank in Navy & Air Force
retire after 17/19 years of engagement/service and officers retire
before attaining the age of 60 years i.e. the normal age of retirement
in the Government. Considering these exceptional service conditions and
in the interest of ever vigilant Defence Forces, the pensionary benefits
of Ex-Servicemen have accordingly, over time, been fixed.
2. It has now been decided to implement “One Rank One Pension” (OROP)
for the Ex-Servicemen with effect from 1.07.2014. OROP implies that
uniform pension be paid to the Defence Forces Personnel retiring in the
same rank with the same length of service, regardless of their date of
retirement, which, implies bridging the gap between the rates of pension
of current and past pensioners at periodic intervals.
3. Salient features of the OROP are as follows:
i. To begin with, pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on
the basis of pension of retirees of calendar year 2013 and the benefit
will be effective with effect from 1.7.2014.
ii. Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners on the basis of the
average of minimum and maximum pension of personnel retired in 2013 in
the same rank and with the same length of service.
iii. Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected.
iv. Arrears will be paid in four equal half yearly instalments. However,
all the family pensioners including those in receipt of
Special/Liberalized family pension and Gallantry award winners shall be
paid arrears in one instalment.
v. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
4. Personnel who opt to get discharged henceforth on their own request
under Rule 13(3)1(i)(b),13(3)1(iv) or Rule 168 of the Army Rule 1954 or
equivalent Navy or Air Force Rules will not be entitled to the benefits
of OROP. It will be effective prospectively.
5. The Govt. has decided to appoint a Judicial Committee to look into
anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP. The Judicial
Committee will submit its report in six months.
6. Detailed instructions relating to implementation of OROP along with
tables indicating revised pension for each rank and each category, shall
be issued separately for updation of pension and payment of arrears
directly by Pension Disbursing Agencies.
7. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry
vide their ID No. MoD (Fin/Pension) lD No.PC to10(11)/2012/Fin/Pen dated
07 November 2015.
8. Hindi version will follow.
